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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
therapy - Number one cause ... Tropheryma -> Serological ... Mycobacterial etc. -> Serological ... -> Serological Testing
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... infection with serologic
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis serology ... , HIV serology, ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
False Positives Causes ... tests are rare; case ... described atypical serologic
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... blood test • Serology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Based on clinical, serologic ... More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause
Hepatitis B Typical Serologic Course of Progression to Chronic HBV Infection

#Diagnosis #HBV #HepB #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting #Antigens
Hepatitis B Typical Serologic ... Antibody #Levels #Serology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
infectious disease caused ... symptoms, positive serology ... Chronic phase: serological
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... cryoglobulin • Viral serologies
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... Hyperacute: - Primary Neurologic ... Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... Subacute: - Primary Neurologic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes